The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-08-06
THE BOODLERs.
Their Cases Are Wound Up in
Chicago
AND ARE GIVEN TO THE JURY.
Who Find GAN GuiIty'-seven Get
Two Years. and FOnr arc Fined
$1,000 Each-Etc.
The Chicago BoodIers

CHICAGO. August 5.-The last day of
the great Doodle trial began-this morn
ing with the court room jammed to
suffocation with people from nearly
every class ia the community. Alex-
ander Sullivan, who made the closing
speech for the defendants, warned the
jury solemnly that it was not any part
of their duty to find whether these men
were the worst lot OF commissioners
Cook County ever had. The single
charge was conspiracy. together. jointly,
to defraud Cook County, by false pre-
lenses. If they could not be found
guilty, not simply of conspiracy, but of
couspiring together to defraud by false
of their oaths, must not convict. After
Sullivan had finished his speech, State
Attorney Grinneil commenced his. He
commenced by making forcible state
ment of what the jury should do. He
denied the statements of the opposing
counsel that the jury should not be in
f1uenced by public sentiment. The
foundation of our institutions rests on
the people, upon all the people, and
their sentiment Is what produces an
honest Interpretation of our laws. With
that sentiment, the laws are honestly
administered. Without it, everything
Is amiss. Grinnell then began recalling
to the jury the overwhelming evidence
of corruption and com bination in the
county board. His speech occupied
two hours preceding recess, and was
mastery throughout. Upon reassem-
bling, Judge Jamison read his instruc-
| lions, and the case was given TO the
jury.
After recess, Judge Jamison read his
instructions to the jury. There was
nothing IN them that diff red from
those usually given in conspiracy cases,
| the courts instruc ions here given
being furnished jointly by counsel for
both sides, according to the law, and
when the judge finished reading, was at
orce given to the jury. The defendants
/ themselves and Kept under watchful
| guard. The vast crowd remained
seated, showing no inclination to leave
After a wait of an hour and a half, the
| Judge. despairing of an early verdict
ordered an adjournment until 6 80, al
which time the jury sent him word hat
there was no prospect OF an immediate
agreement, and supper was sent them.
| CHICAGO, August 5.-The verdict in
the boodler case was ''all guilty"
Seven of the eleven defendants got two
years in the penitentiarY, but Mccarthy
| Oliver, Casselman and Geibs escaped
with 81 ,0O0 fine.
LATER.-About 8 o'clock information
was received that the jury had reached
conclusion. Instantly the court room
was in a commotion, while the people
in the corridors and along the sidewalks
were on the tiptoe of expectation. The
defendants flied in and took their
seats, and were quickly followed by the
jury. When the verdict was handed in
and the clerk announced one after an
Other of the eleven guilty, the defend
ants seemed rooted to their chairs, en-
bodiments of despair. Then came q
list of the penalties: "Commissio neI
McLaughIey two years." There was a
start of surprise among the spectators
the extreme penalty of the law was
three years and fine of 81 900. Nothing
less had been expected by a great
majority of those present. "Commis-
sioner Ochs two years, read the CLERK
and the defendants began to look up.
Commissioners Leyden, Van Pest,
Wren and Wasserman, and Warden
Varnell, all got two years and every
one looked measurably relieved, except
Wren. He turned ashen and seemed
utterly dazed. The crowd was now pre-
pared for any surprise. and it came
speedily in the statement: "Commis-
sioners Mccarthy, Oliver, CasseIlman
and Cells, a fine of $1,000" A
look of unmIstakabl exultarion took
possession of the countenance of a
"Buck" Mccarthy. the burly commits
sioner, who had throughout the trial,
aud for months previous, been the
most conspicuously attacked Of all the
crowd. II move that the jury be
polled," shouted the irrepressible Nc
| Carthy. 1t was done, and immediately
those defendants who had escaped with
a fine were released on bail. The others
were remanded to jail. A motion for a
new trial for every one was quickly en-
tered by the defendants attorney,
Alexander Sullivan, and then the crowd
melted away in wonder.